Prominent Voices Call for Impeachment on the Capitol Steps

Wednesday, April 25, 2007: At noon today a distinguished group of public elected officials, prominent voices of conscience, actors and artists, and military families gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol to call for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

With debate sharpening between Congress and administration over including withdrawal dates from Iraq in the Supplemental Spending Bill, today's press conference continued the growing momentum against the Bush Administration. Dennis Kucinich, having filed an impeachment resolution Tuesday against Vice President Cheney appeared at today's press conference and said that yesterday the press said he was alone in calling for impeachment. Today standing together with the 100 of us gathered in front of the Capitol, he declared that he is not alone, he is standing with the people for impeachment.

Among today's speakers were Mayor Rocky Anderson (Salt Lake City); Pultizer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges; Daniel Ellsberg; Cindy Sheehan; World Can't Wait Director Debra Sweet; The Nation correspondent John Nichols; co-founder of Afterdowningstreet.org David Swanson; and Washington State legislator Eric Oemig.

Several speakers brought out the full array of crimes of the Bush Administration. Chris Hedges said: "The President is guilty, in short, of what in legal circles is known as the 'crime of aggression'. And, if we as citizens do not hold him accountable for these crimes, if we do not begin the process of impeachment, we will be complicit in the codification of a new world order, one that will have terrifying consequences."

We will be showing more statements, press coverage, pictures, and video as it comes in. Today was a very important step in making the matter of impeachment one which is taken seriously.

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[marcusjansen239369]

IMPEACH Cheney and Bush

before they kill us all!

[brainetree]

I emailed Nancy Pelosi, Speaker the House, today: "This is my first time to ever email a member of Congress. I just want to say, as many times and ways that President Bush has violated the Constitution, I can not for the life of me understand why Congress does not grow a spine and impeach him! Thank you very much for listening!"

[newsradiohead]

Ugh, they should have impeached Bush and Cheney. Look at Obama: he thinks he's above the law, assassinating American citizens and going to war against Libya. If Bush had been impeached, Obama would have known that the American citizens were serious about things like the rule of law.

[MrBloc7]

Bush might've not been perfect but he did a lot a great things that his administration didn't get credit for

[LIBERTYTREE60]

Guess what. It NEVER happened! WDMFs!

[perciusmercius]

I agree with everything you said until you said Ron Paul at the end.

[jeffbrown8]

I'm right. Call me a pig all you want. Watch Bush go out at the end of his term. All this impeachment stuff was white noise because Pelosi won't direct the democraps that way.

The Supreme Court intervened in the overstepping of Executive Authority in Guantanamo with Habeus Corpus, etc.

Our Democracy is strong.

[nightflyer28]

Too little too late, & not enough people want to do it.

Blow jobs - sure, let's impeach him.

War crimes, multiple cases of lying, deceit and so forth - nah, don't wanna make waves. He's out in a year (probably), so why bother?

Here's one for you: how many people in this country deserve to live in this country? How many could be as happy in a monarchy, as long as their leaders keep telling them "We're keeping you safe"?

When did the country we live in stop being the one we were born in?

[jeffbrown8]

haha! what a waste of time these people engaged in! Nancy Pelosi was such a good Democrat investment wasn't she? The Democrat party betrayed your hopes. Bush is going to go out at the end of his term.. you guys wasted your time

[olmosm1]

"One of the penalties for not taking an interest in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors". --Plato 400BC